A few weeks ago, we asked you to tell us about your Best Trip Ever.

Damn, do you get around.

So much love for Napa and Nantucket. A chorus praising the national parks (give it up, Yosemite and Yellowstone) and the West they inhabit (Utah and Wyoming, we’re looking at you).

But editors have to edit. These trips especially charmed us:

Death Valley — beautiful, barren, unlike anyplace on earth — is like a spooky-gorgeous song from a David Lynch movie. Amargosa Opera House and Hotel is owned by a dancer who still performs for the faces she’s painted on the wall. There are ghost towns, salt flats, rock formations, and Scotty’s Castle — a testament to one man’s futile attempt to tame the desert. And there’s the time I got stranded at a nudist colony with a bunch of L.A. cops, but that’s for another day.
- Lili

They send you a questionnaire about food preferences. They pick you up at the airport. They take you to your cabin, an oasis of antiques, art, and heated stone floors. You sit in front of a fireplace, and they bring you wine, cheese, and fruit. You stroll to dinner through a field and never look at a menu. You have found heaven on earth: Twin Farms in Barnard, Vermont.
- Helen

Wild Echo Bison Reserve in Montana is a private American safari. In addition to bison (which roam outside the camp; you are fenced in), we saw elk, deer, a bear, and her cubs. The cabins are charming. The food is tasty and local. Hosts Pam and Craig are knowledgeable wildlife biologists; get them to take you through Yellowstone.
- Lisa

The Oregon and Northern California coastlines are amazing. Start in Portland, head to Tillamook, and follow 101 to San Francisco. Don’t miss: Mom-and-pop coffee shops — we stopped every chance we got and were never disappointed. BATs — Big Ass Trees that you can drive through. Beaches — whale-watching, sea lion spotting, and starfish up close and personal at low tide). Sand dunes — there’s a national park of sand dunes. Crazy! Rent four-wheelers. If my 60-year-old mom can do it, so can you.
- Tiffany

At El Capitan Canyon campground in Santa Barbara, California, you leave your car at the gate and get around in beach cruisers. You stay in safari tents or cedar cabins. The ocean is a ten-minute ride away. There’s a pool and break-a-sweat hiking. And you can order a barbecue to cook at your grill outside your tent. They deliver everything, even s’mores for dessert.
- Suz

Half kitschy, half spooky, and totally romantic, Jerome, Arizona, a mining town above the hills of Sedona, draws a blend of hippies, bikers, and couples. We stayed at The Ghost City Inn, dined at The Asylum, and danced with locals at Spirit Room Bar. A short drive takes you to amazing Slide Rock State Park. Jerome has an eerie vibe, known for its ghosts of days past.
- Nicole

Tannersville, New York, a small town in the Catskills. Rooms at Hotel Mountain Brook have gas fireplaces and decor from local antiques shops. The town is adorable (think Wild West gold rush) with buildings painted in bright colors. Pancho Villa serves amazing Mexican, and Chateau Belleview does great French cuisine — though the best part is its National Lampoon’s European Vacation vibe: animal heads, suit of armor, funny French tunes. For activities, it’s all about the outdoors: lakes (North-South, Colgate), hiking trails (Kaaterskill Falls, where the Hudson River School was born), antiquing, and golf galore.
- Jessica

Oh, no, it’s almost Labor Day and you don’t have plans yet. Relax. We have travel ideas and travel sales. And there’s still time to win a Vegas Weekend Getaway.